"The right question to ask from a Darwinian……" — Donald Johanson
"The right question to ask from a Darwinian prospective is what was it about bipedalism that was so advantageous? Why did it lead to a - why did that adaptation ultimately lead to a species Homo sapiens that has come to dominate the planet today with six and a half billion people?"
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27 Quotes by Donald Johanson
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I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my death other discoveries will be…
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Most Achievers I Know Are People Who Have Made A Strong And Deep Dedication to Pursuing A Particular Goal. That…
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And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where we didn't have answers. In…
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As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs. So I had experience excavating,…
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My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in…
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Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.
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Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in…
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In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy. You can't order one from…
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But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years.…
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Lucy brought with her an image of our human ancestors that you don't get when you find a jaw or…
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Normally, we are happy to find a fragment of jaw, a few isolated teeth, a bit of an arm, a…
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One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total…
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The true basis of morality is utility; that is, the adaptation of our actions to the promotion of the general…
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Remember that in every single case in history the process of adaptation has been one of exceeding slowness. Do not…
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I'm not afraid to play ugly - look at 'Adaptation.' I looked like a turd that a cat had coughed…
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The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than…
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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple…
— Lord Chesterfield
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing…
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I wrote a screenplay for a 'Sweet Valley High' adaptation, and it's really amazing to me how many women who…
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There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance…
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Monet's garden must be included with his works, because he combined the magic of an adaptation of nature with the…
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Softness triumphs over hardness, feebleness over strength. What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immoveable. This…
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During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned -…
— Peter Drucker
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It is not necessarily those lands which are the most fertile or most favored in climate that seem to me…
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